A reader e-mailed me the link to this marriage equality ad put out by GetUp! - Action for Australia. It's well done in my opinion and is a reminder that anti-gay discrimination is still embedded in the civil laws of many nations - even those we often think to be progressive. Unfortunately, in too many countries, special rights given to conservative Christian (or Muslim) religious beliefs continue to trump the civil law rights of far too many citizens.
Many of the comments on the video advertisement are positive. Sadly, some sound like they were written by some of the knuckle draggers one encounters here in Virginia. Among the worse are those that try to depict gays as promiscuous sluts. The irony, of course, is that straights are just as slutty - if not more so. I could name some married former law partners who took promiscuity to new heights while cheating on their wives. They certainly saw nothing sacred about their marriages. Yet the relationships of committed same sex couples who have been together and monogamous for decades receive zero recognition. All so that the Christianists can pat themselves on the back and feel superior. It's disgusting.
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How disgusting (throwing popcorn inside the car)! Other than that, too subtle for American viewers, I think.
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